Jerrylynnb
25th June 2015, 02:11 PM
Why I joined GSUS.
PatColo.
That's it.
I was heavy into Mami's but when our little favorite, Spingola, went south with her Sandy Hook trek, and I started reading PatColo on Mami's comments and found his posts to be top notch, and with what read like a very clear-headed analysis. He linked to GSUS, and, when I realized Mami's was falling behind, and catering to the likes of Spingola's Sandy Hook fantasy (and stubbornness), I checked it out over here and found what I deem to be the most intelligent blog crowd I'd ever visited. So I joined.
This has become one of my very few websites now, including Incogman, Thoughtcrime (Harold Covington), and, to a much lesser extent, Mami's.
I have never owned gold in my life. I got no problem with it, but, it seemed to me like it was too close to "gambling", where you pin your hopes on the number you place your "chips" on coming up the winner. I figured it out in junior high school that gambling was a net loss, even though you might actually win once in a while - all that does is feed your fantasy and you wind up losing even more.
Back in the mid 90's, I came into a small bundle (retiring early and all that), and I decided to check out gold and silver, because I feared massive inflation. I found Gold was under $300 per ounce, and, even a stick-in-the-mud like I was could figure out it was worth more than that, gambling notwithstanding.
But I wanted to take POSSESSION at the very same time I surrendered the FDR's (hard cash in hand), and so I visited several Gold and Silver outlets here in the Dallas metroplex and, to my surprise and disappointment, no dealer would actually trade with me for any of their gold ON THE SPOT.
Yeah, they all talked up a storm about selling it for just under $300, but they wanted me to pay for it now and then they'd get it for me later. One even plopped out about 30 gold coins on the glass counter for me to look at and feel. I opened up my wallet and drew out a whole lot of cash and he quickly scooped up his gold coins and told me he'd have to give it some *thought*. What a gyp!
I decided that all that gold/silver shenanigans was a swindle, because I was right there the man with the cash and I got the cold shoulder. So, I just walked off and, over the decades since, watched the price climb out of sight. I got no regrets, because, I still figure these guys had some kind of carnival trick they were plying and I was to be their sucker.
I got no idea how to preserve your wealth in a volatile
world. I bought I-bonds and such, because I consider myself to be too easy of a mark for these shifty gold/silver hawkers.
But I am still very much impressed with the intelligence that I encounter on this blog. You guys figure things, from different viewpoints, but with depth and intelligence that makes it worth the time to read and digest.
Keep it coming.
PatColo.
That's it.
I was heavy into Mami's but when our little favorite, Spingola, went south with her Sandy Hook trek, and I started reading PatColo on Mami's comments and found his posts to be top notch, and with what read like a very clear-headed analysis. He linked to GSUS, and, when I realized Mami's was falling behind, and catering to the likes of Spingola's Sandy Hook fantasy (and stubbornness), I checked it out over here and found what I deem to be the most intelligent blog crowd I'd ever visited. So I joined.
This has become one of my very few websites now, including Incogman, Thoughtcrime (Harold Covington), and, to a much lesser extent, Mami's.
I have never owned gold in my life. I got no problem with it, but, it seemed to me like it was too close to "gambling", where you pin your hopes on the number you place your "chips" on coming up the winner. I figured it out in junior high school that gambling was a net loss, even though you might actually win once in a while - all that does is feed your fantasy and you wind up losing even more.
Back in the mid 90's, I came into a small bundle (retiring early and all that), and I decided to check out gold and silver, because I feared massive inflation. I found Gold was under $300 per ounce, and, even a stick-in-the-mud like I was could figure out it was worth more than that, gambling notwithstanding.
But I wanted to take POSSESSION at the very same time I surrendered the FDR's (hard cash in hand), and so I visited several Gold and Silver outlets here in the Dallas metroplex and, to my surprise and disappointment, no dealer would actually trade with me for any of their gold ON THE SPOT.
Yeah, they all talked up a storm about selling it for just under $300, but they wanted me to pay for it now and then they'd get it for me later. One even plopped out about 30 gold coins on the glass counter for me to look at and feel. I opened up my wallet and drew out a whole lot of cash and he quickly scooped up his gold coins and told me he'd have to give it some *thought*. What a gyp!
I decided that all that gold/silver shenanigans was a swindle, because I was right there the man with the cash and I got the cold shoulder. So, I just walked off and, over the decades since, watched the price climb out of sight. I got no regrets, because, I still figure these guys had some kind of carnival trick they were plying and I was to be their sucker.
I got no idea how to preserve your wealth in a volatile
world. I bought I-bonds and such, because I consider myself to be too easy of a mark for these shifty gold/silver hawkers.
But I am still very much impressed with the intelligence that I encounter on this blog. You guys figure things, from different viewpoints, but with depth and intelligence that makes it worth the time to read and digest.
Keep it coming.